Guiding Children’s Social Development, 4E - Softcover

Kostelnik, Marjorie; Whiren, Alice; Soderman, Anne; Stein, Laura; Gregory, Kara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766842924 ISBN 13: 9780766842922

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Guiding Children's Social Development,4E was written and designed by instructors and specialists in the field to provide a holistic approach to child guidance and discipline in the classroom. This text seamlessly transitions from the preprimary to the primary years and addresses the needs of practitioners working with children in a variety of group settings. It focuses on ways to help children from all backgrounds and circumstances develop positive self-esteem and social competence by offering a framework for sound principles of child development, relationship enhancement, and behavior management. Students will benefit from the decision-making and professional practice tools, as the most current research rationales are clearly explained and include step-by-step methods for classroom implementation. Also there are numerous teaching tools for instructors to assess the acquisition and utilization of skills by students. This text is unparalleled for student training in assisting children in social development.

About this title

About the Author:

Marjorie Kostelnik is dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She entered the field of early childhood as a Head Start teacher and child care provider before receiving her doctorate from the Pennsylvania State University. She was on the faculty at Michigan State University for 22 years, serving as director of the Child Development Laboratories, then as chair of the Department of Family and Child Ecology. Currently, Dr. Kostelnik is a serving member of the Nebraska Governor's Early Childhood Coordinating Council and the Lincoln Community Learning Centers Advisory Board.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0766842924
• ISBN 13: 9780766842922
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 560